Where does “downcastness” come from?
downcastness (English) comes from English downcast, from Old Norse kast, from Old Norse kasta, from Proto-Germanic kastōną, from Proto-Germanic kas- — to throw; bring up; toss.
downcastness (English): The quality of being downcast
Definitions
- The quality of being downcast
Ancestry of “downcastness”, step by step
downcastness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English downcast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | downcast | Looking downwards; Feeling despondent; A cast... |
| 2 | Old Norse | kast | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | kasta | to cast, to throw |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kastōną | to throw |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kas- | to throw; bring up; toss |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |